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Download Music, Magazines & eBooks

Need help with your eReader or tablet? Want assistance downloading music or magazines? Several of our libraries host free classes to get you started. View Live Calendar

Download Music

Free Digital Music Downloads - (Freegal Music) offers
free access to songs from Sony Music’s catalog
of current and classic artists. Download up to 6 songs per week.
Once downloaded, they never expire, time-out or disappear! Just
log on to the service with yourlibrary
card number andPIN (the
last 4 digits of your phone number).

Download a few tunes today and take them with you on your phone or portable
music player.

Hoopla - Movies, Audiobooks, Music, eBooks, and Comics

Hoopla is an exciting new product that allows you to stream movies, TV, audiobooks, music, eBooks, and Comics from anywhere you want to be. You can stream directly from your personal computer, smartphone or tablet. Easy to use with thousands of titles at your fingertips, Hoopla is accessible anytime, anywhere!

All you need to do is create an account using your library card number, download the app for iOS or Android, log on to the service with yourlibrary card number andPIN (the last 4 digits of your phone number), and start watching or listening, or reading today. Movies and television check out for 3 days, music albums check out for 7 days, audiobooks, eBooks, and Comics check out for 21 days. Current limits are 8 downloads per month.

Zinio Digital Magazine Newsstand

Read hundreds of popular magazines complete with full photos and illustrations. Subscribe to current digital magazines that can be viewed on any computer or mobile device/tablet for free. A free Library Zinio Magazine Account is required to select and view the magazines.

eBooks and Audiobooks

New Arrivals and Hot Titles

Find the latest bestsellers and hottest titles from OverDrive, and browse new arrivals of eBooks and audiobooks.

Apps

BCL WoW - The new mobile app from Broward County Library that allows you to access your library account, search the catalog, place holds, find your nearest library and more.

****New Feature Added****The BCL WoW app can now be used as a virtual library card! Just sign in to your account in the "My Account" section and click on "Library Card". Then show your virtual library card to the librarian at the circulation desk to check out your items.

Freegal Music - Free music on the go! With the Freegal app, you can use your mobile device to download 5 free songs a week and keep them forever.

Want to download the same songs to your desktop computer? Music downloaded to your mobile device stays within the Freegal app. You can re-download the same song to your computer if you visit the Freegal site within 2 weeks of downloading a song. To re-download, sign in to Freegal and click the "Recent Downloads" link.

To begin using the Fregal Music app:

Download the app to your mobile device.

Once installed, find the Broward County Library by ZIP code or city name.

Enter your library card number and PIN (the last 4 digits of your phone number).

Transparent Language Mobile (Community Edition) - Byki is the fun and addictive way to learn a language. It locks words and phrases into your memory so you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. It also tracks your learning progress with statistics on the number of items you have learned and lets you test your knowledge with quizzes.

Before you can use Transparent Language Community Edition (for mobile devices), you need to activate the app with a special code. Simply follow the instructions below to complete the installation of Byki Community Edition on your iOS or Android device:

Have questions? Need help? Ask a librarian from the convenience of your computer or phone.

Chat - Talk to live virtual reference librarians from 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday (EST), and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday (EST).

E-mail- An e-mail form is available to patrons 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Text - You can also Text us at 321-285-6959bcl for quick answers from an expert - a Florida Librarian. Type bcl as the first three characters of the text, then type your question. You should receive a reply within minutes! Text Assistance is available Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m. - Midnight, Friday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST).

Tutoring

Get free, live online tutoring in a range of subjects; for young and adult learners.